Jean-René DEBARRE (1907-1968). Large bas-relief in original plaster with a slightly brown whitewash, decorated with a reclining nude woman against a background of luxuriant vegetation (small chips and chips at the edge of the panel). Signed lower right and dated 1933. Height : 104 cm - Width : 264 cm - Depth : 7 cm Provenance: family of Pierre Petit, architect in the 1930s and friend of Jean-René Debarre, who designed the painted and sculpted motifs for the games room and bar in the Pierre Petit villa. Note: Professor of sculpture at the Ecole Boulle, it wasn't until 1932, when he became a laureate of the American Blumenthal Foundation for Thought and Design, that he was able to make his mark on the world of architecture. Blumenthal Foundation for French Thought and Art, that Jean-René Debarre decided to devote himself fully to the art of sculpture, creating wall decorations in public places and private homes. His remarkable architectural and monumental creations include : - the "Civil Architect" bas-relief at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, built for the 1937 Universal Exhibition (Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine); - the sculpture in cast concrete bearing the coat of arms of the City of Paris for the Porte de Clichy underpass, commissioned by architect Léon Azéma between 1935 and 1938; - the fresco at Bayeux town hall; - interior frescoes for the Comœdia theater in Paris (boulevard de Clichy). Appraisal by Mr. Jean-Marc MAURY - maury.expert@wanadoo.fr - 06 85 30 36 66